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Science Fair winners |
Judge Ames Hardyman talks with Isaac Abouaf about his project on solar panels.
Emma Kassel explains the construction of a pointe shoe and how it works. Her project explained the physics of ballet.
Judge Brian Noble listens as Caeden Bishop describes the project he and his sister designed to test the strength of different bridge structures.
Judges Larry Feinberg and Debbie Kaegebein pause to compare notes before finishing their duties.
Samantha Merrow shows off her device to measure the gripping ability of different brands of soccer cleats. The base material was turf recycled from the Shaker Hills Golf Course.
Judge Nick Browse assesses sixth-graders Madison Edmonds’ and Brianna Carlisle’s project “The Effects of Different Types of Fruit on Powering an LED Light Bulb.”
Seventh grader Jason Lancellotti explains his project to judge Bill Carroll.
From left: Will Thompson and Henry Anderson tell George Symula about their experiment in which they used a camera to catch animals “dumpster diving.” They learned that fisher cats are not above foraging through trash.
From left: Judges Sarah Arnold and Ginger Kendall listen to sophomore Emily Erdos describe her experiment to produce electricity from wastewater using low-cost materials. Erdos said her inspiration came after a discussion in her World Geography class about the large volume of wastewater created in India each day.
Emily Erdos’ experiment used simple plastic storage containers, PVC plumbing pieces, and an inexpensive water pump from Petco.
From left: Paul Chapman and Eric Xing show Joey D’Amore how a maglev train system works.
An experiment run by Kiara Munz and Felicia DiPietro featured collar cameras for cats used to track rodent kill rates. Their sample of cats, monitored for one month, killed an average of two rodents per week. The girls reviewed hours worth of video footage by first looking at the audio feed in Audacity. When the sound peaked, the cats were often in the process of killing prey.
Bryn Pierce (right) sprays Sasha Fraser with sunscreen as part of their experiment to test the effectiveness of different SPF levels.
Greg Schmidt and Charlene vandeVaart are two of the many volunteers judges.
EMTs Hannah Egan and Kiley Nygren teach Kevin Sun how to use a stethoscope.
From left: Bryn Pierce watches as Jack Donaldson throws his weight into spinning a waterwheel while Justin Patenaude measures the amount of power generated. The waterwheel, on loan from Justin’s grandfather, is a replica of a wheel at Leonard’s Mill, a living history museum in Bradley, Maine.
